G-kioe, Justice.
1. Where land is held by a life-tenant, and taxes are assessed against him and executions issued in personam only, a sale under the levy of such executions passes only the life-estate. Stone v. Franklin, 89 Ga. 195 (3) (15 S. E. 47); Clower v. Fleming, 81 Ga. 247 (2), 253 (7 S. E. 278); Gross v. Taylor, 81 Ga. 86 (6 S. E. 179); Roddenberry v. Simpson, 171 Ga. 715 (156 S. E. 583, 75 A. L. R. 414); Kirk v. Bray, 181 Ga. 814 (184 S. E. 733). No. 12774.
May 11, 1939.
II. Qliff Hatcher, for plaintiff in error. Lewis & Lewis, contra.
2. Tlie instant case is controlled by the principle above announced, and on its facts is distinguished from the cases of State v. Hancock, 79 Ga. 799 (5 S. E. 248); Barnes v. Lewis, 98 Ga. 558 (25 S. E. 589); Dawson v. Dawson, 106 Ga. 45 (32 S. E. 29).
3. The directed verdict was demanded by the evidence.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.